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Computer HELP - PLEASE!!! I am at the end of my tether, nearly..
It says I am low on disc space.. and my C drive is low on space and my scratch disc, whatever that is.. I have taken ALL my folders OFF my comp and have zipped and transferred them to my brothers comp. Deleted them from mine. I have taken off NUMEROUS programmes, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and lots more to free up some space. So I am left with one folder I am working on. An Adobe Illustrator one, with my work on. The project I should have finished ages ago. Takes 15 mins to save a design, or my comp crashes and I lose my work. Today it says cannot save cos I have no disc space. What does this mean, when I have virtually cleared out my whole computer? I have run anti spyware and nothing is detected. I think if my computer dies, I am well out of a job! I need some quick advise, please!!!! | |
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I'm definitely not a techie but maybe you're low on program-running space, which is different from actual space for saved stuff on the computer. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." ~Juliet | |
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Estrelle said: I'm definitely not a techie but maybe you're low on program-running space, which is different from actual space for saved stuff on the computer.
What does that mean, and what can I do about it? | |
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REDFEATHERS said: Estrelle said: I'm definitely not a techie but maybe you're low on program-running space, which is different from actual space for saved stuff on the computer.
What does that mean, and what can I do about it? I have no clue, it's just something my dad has said to me in passing about our computer. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." ~Juliet | |
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Estrelle said: I'm definitely not a techie but maybe you're low on program-running space, which is different from actual space for saved stuff on the computer.
But it was working ok the other day and I havent installed any programmes.. so now I have taken them off and still I am critically low on space. I blame the BBC! | |
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Estrelle said: REDFEATHERS said: What does that mean, and what can I do about it? I have no clue, it's just something my dad has said to me in passing about our computer. aww cute well thanks for your help and I must say what a gorgeous shoe you have on your avatar | |
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how big is your hard drive? Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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Dad says do a search of your computer for "msconfig". Uncheck any boxes. After you restart, choose to save your changes. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." ~Juliet | |
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muirdo said: how big is your hard drive?
Not really big.. whats normal??? where can I find out? I think 512 or whatever it is.. | |
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REDFEATHERS said: Estrelle said: I have no clue, it's just something my dad has said to me in passing about our computer. aww cute well thanks for your help and I must say what a gorgeous shoe you have on your avatar Thanks "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." ~Juliet | |
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Estrelle said: Dad says do a search of your computer for "msconfig". Uncheck any boxes. After you restart, choose to save your changes.
Thanks Dad, just trying that now.. | |
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Estrelle said: Dad says do a search of your computer for "msconfig". Uncheck any boxes. After you restart, choose to save your changes.
Uncheck which boxes?? | |
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REDFEATHERS said: Estrelle said: Dad says do a search of your computer for "msconfig". Uncheck any boxes. After you restart, choose to save your changes.
Uncheck which boxes?? He had to go do something; I'll ask when he comes back in a few minutes. "My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite." ~Juliet | |
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Estrelle said: REDFEATHERS said: Uncheck which boxes?? He had to go do something; I'll ask when he comes back in a few minutes. DADDY!!!! Come back!!!!! RedFeathers NEEDS YOU!!!!! | |
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How much memory (not disk space) does your computer have? Maybe you should see about getting that upgraded. | |
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REDFEATHERS said: I am at the end of my tether, nearly..
It says I am low on disc space.. and my C drive is low on space and my scratch disc, whatever that is.. "scratch disk" is space set aside by the computer to store data it is curently working on. REDFEATHERS said: I have taken ALL my folders OFF my comp and have zipped and transferred them to my brothers comp. Deleted them from mine.
I have taken off NUMEROUS programmes, Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and lots more to free up some space. Cleaning your computer should become a regular event. You wouldn't wait until your house was a pit before cleaning it would you? REDFEATHERS said: So I am left with one folder I am working on. An Adobe Illustrator one, with my work on. The project I should have finished ages ago.
Takes 15 mins to save a design, or my comp crashes and I lose my work. Illustator is a very large memory requirement program. It works on in a 3D space and that requires so much memory to contain. It still seems you could have made the object smaller. REDFEATHERS said: Today it says cannot save cos I have no disc space. What does this mean, when I have virtually cleared out my whole computer?
I have run anti spyware and nothing is detected. I think if my computer dies, I am well out of a job! I need some quick advise, please!!!! You need to Take what you have saved, "the project", and all files and back them up. Then you need to back everything else up and reformat the computer. You need to do this now. A diskspace trouble can be because your hard drive is getting ready to crash. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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Nikster said: How much memory (not disk space) does your computer have? Maybe you should see about getting that upgraded.
and while you are at it upgrade the rest of the computer too. step one shut down your computer. step two go to a store and buy a new computer. step 3 move old files to new computer. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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MickG said: Nikster said: How much memory (not disk space) does your computer have? Maybe you should see about getting that upgraded.
and while you are at it upgrade the rest of the computer too. step one shut down your computer. step two go to a store and buy a new computer. step 3 move old files to new computer. Don't get a whole new computer when you can upgrade what's there and get by a lot cheaper. | |
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MickG said: REDFEATHERS said: I am at the end of my tether, nearly..
It says I am low on disc space.. and my C drive is low on space and my scratch disc, whatever that is.. "scratch disk" is space set aside by the computer to store data it is curently working on. Illustator is a very large memory requirement program. It works on in a 3D space and that requires so much memory to contain. It still seems you could have made the object smaller. REDFEATHERS said: Today it says cannot save cos I have no disc space. What does this mean, when I have virtually cleared out my whole computer?
I have run anti spyware and nothing is detected. I think if my computer dies, I am well out of a job! I need some quick advise, please!!!! You need to Take what you have saved, "the project", and all files and back them up. Then you need to back everything else up and reformat the computer. You need to do this now. A diskspace trouble can be because your hard drive is getting ready to crash. Mick, thanks for you help but you are still an asshole.. | |
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red what do u have windows or apple?
If u cleaned out the computer then it should be ok Have u cleaned ur temp files when u view a design in explorer it dumps its self in temp files u could have accumulated a lot of designs in there if u’ve never emptied it. | |
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katt said: red what do u have windows or apple?
If u cleaned out the computer then it should be ok Have u cleaned ur temp files when u view a design in explorer it dumps its self in temp files u could have accumulated a lot of designs in there if u’ve never emptied it. I have nowhere to empty it.. my DVD drive isnt a DVD recordable.. so I cant save files on DVD.. floppy discs are a waste of time for illustrator files and the graphics I have to work with are killing my comp | |
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Sounds very familar to what happened to my PC. I'd save all your work on a disc, then format your hard-drive and re-install windows. Most likely you have a computer virus, most likely the 'Backdoor' virus which effects system memory etc.
Formatting the hard-drive should remove the virus from the PC, however, it would be best to do a virus scan on the disc with your files on to check if they contain the virus so to avoid re-infecting the PC again. [Edited 2/11/06 15:40pm] | |
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thetimefan said: ... most likely the 'Backdoor' virus which effects system memory etc.
Red has a "backdoor virus"??? Oh wait, we're talking possible computer viruses. | |
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thetimefan said: Sounds very familar to what happened to my PC. I'd save all your work on a disc, then format your hard-drive and re-install windows. Most likely you have a computer virus, most likely the 'Backdoor' virus which effects system memory etc.
Formatting the hard-drive should remove the virus from the PC, however, it would be best to do a virus scan on the disc with your files on to check if they contain the virus so to avoid re-infecting the PC again. [Edited 2/11/06 15:40pm] I cant save on a disc.. | |
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Are you running Windows XP? If so, you can try disabling System Restore, then rebooting, that may free up some hard drive space.
They also sell flash drives that connect to your computer through the USB port, that go all the way up to about 5 gigabytes these days, depending on how much stuff you have, you may want to move some of it over to one of these. | |
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REDFEATHERS said: MickG said: You need to Take what you have saved, "the project", and all files and back them up. Then you need to back everything else up and reformat the computer. You need to do this now. A diskspace trouble can be because your hard drive is getting ready to crash. Mick, thanks for you help but you are still an asshole.. yes sweety, I know News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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put your mouse over hard disk when you click on my computer and you should see total space and free space. Delete some old stuff | |
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Are you having to run the PC in safe mode then?, I had to format my PC and lost all the documents; music etc. on it, as you can't record data CDs in Safe Mode.
However, is there a way you could get one of those USB devices to save your work on?, I think some are quite reasonably priced now. Other than that, I'm not sure what to suggest. Like I said before, the best option would be to format the hard-drive and maybe try an alternative operating system to Windows if the problem still occurs. Also maybe get a computer expert to look at, but ofcourse this would cost, and they would most likely suggest the same thing(s) we have here. | |
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